Alan Taffel

Biography

 Alan is a highly experienced marketing and business development executive who has served as Chief Marketing Officer for MCI, WorldCom, UUNET Technologies, and multiple startup firms in the technology, telecom, and security industries. During his career, Alan grew UUNET, a fledging Internet provider, from $12 million to $3 billion in revenue in under five years. He also built the Frame Relay Forum, a global technology consortium, from inception to over 350 member companies worldwide. Alan is considered an expert in several technology areas, has keynoted dozens of major Internet-related conferences around the world, and has spoken before Congress on the subject. Alan holds a degree in Information and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Irvine.  

Research Interest

 Bioinformatics, Marketing